Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Barbara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Barbara
Barbara Mey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. She practices in Rhode Island and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and life changes. Her approach centers on practical skills and steady support to help clients move toward their goals.
She adapts sessions to each person’s needs and prefers straightforward, easy-to-use strategies. Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental setting where they learn coping tools for everyday problems.
Background and approach
She often uses cognitive techniques and mindfulness to reduce unhelpful thought patterns and build calmer habits. Barbara has worked in substance abuse clinics and community mental health settings. That background means she is familiar with addiction concerns, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma recovery, and complex family stress.
She has led group and individual work and supported people through grief, caregiving strain, and adjustments to aging or illness. Her session style is collaborative and practical. She helps people break problems into manageable steps, set short-term goals, and track progress.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used when people want to clarify priorities and make concrete changes. People who come for anger-related concerns often learn breathing and grounding skills, ways to spot triggers, and alternatives to reactive behavior. Barbara also supports those coping with relationship strain, codependency, sleep and eating disruptions, and career stress.
She aims to be present, direct, and compassionate while clients practice new ways of coping.
What Barbara works with
Everything Barbara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Barbara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Barbara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches for practical change
Barbara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy in an online setting. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify personal values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day coping.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns and goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust what’s used over time. Clients often mix elements from different approaches to find what works best for them.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets you work face to face without travel, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and texting suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Barbara
What kinds of concerns does Barbara address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and family strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, caregiving stress, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on learning skills, setting goals, and using mindfulness and cognitive strategies to change reactions.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 20 years of experience working in community mental health and substance abuse settings, doing individual and group work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Rhode Island.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.